Electrochemical Difunctionalization of Styrenes via Chemoselective Oxo-Azidation or Oxo-Hydroxyphthalimidation
Zenghui Ye, Rongjin Zhu, Feng Wang, Haobin Jiang, Fengzhi Zhang
Abstract
Atom- and step-economic oxo-azidation and oxo-hydroxyphthalimidation of styrenes have been developed under mild electrolytic conditions, respectively. Various valuable alpha-azido or hydroxyphthalimide aromatic ketones were synthesized efficiently from readily available styrenes, azides, and N-hydroxyphthalimides. Mechanism studies show that two different pathways involved in these two transformations.
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ChemistryElectrochemistryCombinatorial chemistryMechanism (biology)Organic chemistryElectrodePhilosophyEpistemologyPhysical chemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsRadical Photochemical ReactionsSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions